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Welcome to 1100 Pennsylvania, a newsletter devoted to President Donald Trump’s Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. (and his other companies). President Trump, of course, still owns his businesses and can profit from them.

If you like what you see, tell someone—and support this work by becoming a paying member ($5/month or $50/year). If you’ve been forwarded this newsletter, subscribe for yourself at zacheverson.substack.com.Questions? Read our FAQ/manifesto.Tips or feedback? Contact me, Zach Everson, securely via email at 1100Pennsylvania@protonmail.com or on Signal at 202.804.2744.

Warned against acting like he’s on a ‘book tour,’ Roger Stone talks and peddles books, t-shirts

Stone was at the president’s D.C. hotel Saturday night to headline the Virginia Women for Trump’s 2020 campaign kickoff, an appearance booked before he was booked on five counts of false statements, one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, and one count of witness tampering.

His participation had been in doubtthough, with a gag order a possible result of his arraignment on Friday. But while U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said she was considering issuing such an directive in the future, she did not do so on Friday. Instead she just warned Stone, “This is a criminal case, not a public relations campaign,” according to Andrew M Harris and Carlyann Edwards of Bloomberg.

President promotes his Jupiter golf course during round with business partners Nicklaus and Woods

On Saturday, the U.S. president’s Instagram and Twitter accounts shared a photo of him golfing at his Jupiter, Fla. golf course with two of his business partners, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. The president’s Instagram post promoted the venue in both the location tag and the caption, while the tweet just mentioned it in the caption.

Nicklaus designedTrump’s Jupiter and Bronx golf courses, while Woods designed the Trump course in Dubai.

GOP lawmakers from Louisiana raised money at U.S. president’s hotel

This celebration unofficially kicked off Wednesday afternoon with a fundraiser for Attorney General Jeff Landry at Trump International Hotel. Vice President Mike Pence was the special guest and a big draw.

Trump International Hotel has been a popular location for Louisiana Republican fundraisers this year. On Friday, [Louisiana House Speaker Taylor] Barras, Metairie state Rep. Cameron Henry and Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto are having a joint bourbon tasting event there, Barras said in an interview Wednesday.

On Friday, Justice Department attorney Mark Freemannotified the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that he’d be appearing on behalf of President Trump in the D.C. and Maryland attorneys general’s emoluments lawsuit. Trump is appealing a lower court ruling that granted the AGs standing.

Nothing more an interesting tidbit here, but per FEC records Freeman appears to have donated $700 to Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns, $225 to Elizabeth Warren’s U.S. Senate campaign in 2011, and $250 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in 2014. (Freeman is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where Obama also went and Warren taught.) While Freeman did not reply to an email inquiry asking to verify he made those donations, an Internet search turned up information that matched his city of residence with the FEC records.

“The company that owns Donald Trump’s Scottish golf courses is being investigated by U.S. prosecutors. DJT Holdings, the parent company for resorts in Aberdeenshire and Ayrshire, has been ordered to open its books to prosecutors investigating a hotel in Washington.” By Mark McLaughlin and Emma Yeomans for The Times.

“The University of New Mexico’s embattled athletics department has been sent a message that hitching its wagon to the Trump brand was probably a bad idea. The ad, marked as a paid partnership and featuring the Lobos logo, was posted on the UNM athletics department’s official Facebook page. The ad’s headline said, ‘New Mexico Lobos with Trump Hotels.’” By Matthew Reisen for The Albuquerque Journal.

Oversight and Reform—Chair Elijah Cummings’s (D–MD) staff “has already sent out 51 letters to government officials, the White House, and the Trump Organization asking for documents related to investigations that the committee may launch,” according to CBS News on Jan. 13.

Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management—Transportation committee chair Rep. Peter DeFazio (D–OR) and subcommittee chair Dina Titus (D–NV) sent a letter to GSA administrator Emily Murphy on Jan. 22 asking for all communication between the GSA and the members of the Trump family dating back to 2015, an explanation of how the hotel calculates its profits, profit statements since the hotel opened in 2016, any guidance from the White House regarding the lease, and whether or not Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are recused from participating in decisions regarding the property. DeFazio and Titus requested a reply by Feb. 8. When hearings begin, it is likely that Murphy will be the first person called to testify, according to a person familiar with the subcommittee’s plans.

Ways and Means subcommittee on Oversight—The subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Lewis (D–GA), is holding a hearing on “legislative proposals and tax law related to presidential and vice-presidential tax returns” on Feb. 7.

Individual capacity—On Dec. 14, Trump’s personal attorneys appealed the denial of their motion to dismiss the case, also to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. On Dec. 19, the AGs replied to Trump’s motion for a stay pending that appeal by voluntarily dismissing the claims against Trump in his “individual capacity to allow the claims against President Trump in his official capacity to move forward expeditiously.” (The AGs only brought suit against Trump in his individual capacity after the judge suggested they do so.) Trump’s personal attorneys, on Dec. 21, opposed the motion to dismiss at the district level, saying the appeals court now has jurisdiction and accusing the AGs of “gamesmanship.”

Employees’ class-action suit alleging racial discrimination—Two of the three plaintiffs did not appear at a status hearing on Jan. 25; their cases were moved to arbitration. Via email, their attorney, A.J. Dhali, said his clients did not appear at the hearing because their case already had been moved to arbitration last year. The next status hearing is scheduled for Oct. 4.

Health inspections, current status (latest change, Aug. 10, 2018)

❌Hotel: five violations on May 7, 2018; two were corrected on site

❌BLT Prime and Benjamin Bar: nine violations on Aug. 10, 2018

❌Sushi Nakazawa: two violations on Aug. 10, 2018

✔️Banquet kitchen: no violations on Aug. 10, 2018

❌Pastry kitchen: two violations on Aug. 10, 2018

✔️Gift shop: no violations on May 7, 2018

❌Employee kitchen and in-room dining: five violations on Aug. 10, 2018; two were corrected on site

One thing that has nothing to do with Trump’s businesses (I think, tough to tell sometimes!)

Thanks for reading. If you like what you see, tell someone—and support this work by becoming a paying member ($5/month or $50/year). If you’ve been forwarded this newsletter, subscribe for yourself at zacheverson.substack.com.Questions? Read our FAQ/manifesto.Tips or feedback? Contact me, Zach Everson, securely via email at 1100Pennsylvania@protonmail.com or on Signal at 202.804.2744.